Payment to an Ex-Spouse, Ordered by a Court

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from World of Books, Group 289, Puzzle 4 (Anthologies).

Question is: Payment to an Ex-Spouse, Ordered by a Court

and the answer is: ALIMONY

Word Meaning:

ALIMONY — (law, sometimes derogatory) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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